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MK40 3FL

Castle & Newnham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle & Newnham
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 3HD 25 m
MK40 3EU 28 m
MK40 3EX 29 m
MK40 3HR 39 m
MK40 3FF 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 3FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3
Latitude
52.137059
Longitude
-0.465349
British National Grid easting
505,128
British National Grid northing
249,860

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Castle & Newnham · E05014494
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00183585
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 012H · E01034419
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 012 · E02003627

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
30
Secondary
9

  1. Bedford College

    Further education

    455 m

  2. Bedford School

    Other independent school

    507 m

  3. Bedford Free School

    Free schools

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,869
  • Anti social behaviour 771
  • Shoplifting 734
  • Public order 609
  • Other theft 504

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

5 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
MK40 3 residents
8,831

Age bands in MK40 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,317 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

2,306 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,358 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

1,518 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK40 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

    ENHANCED SERVICES CENTRE, BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE, 3 KIMBOLTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2NT

    ODS code E81037

    647 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    883 m

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    971 m

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    1.2 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    23C CARLISLE ROAD, QUEEN'S PARK, BEDFORD, MK40 4HR

    ODS code E81021

    1.9 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.2 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.9 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    3.3 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mill Street

    TXR · Bedford

    0.0 miles

  • Tesco Express

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Lloyds Bank

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St Paul's Square

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St Paul's Square

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 012H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,078 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bedford College is the nearest published school at 455 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 634.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,869 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.